Arguing balls and strikes

[Carl Childress]

Originally Posted by Justme

I don't remember seeing that question on the 2005/2006 test.

I didn't say it was an automatic ejection. I said that I'd warn them then and if they continued I would eject them.

So Carl, what do you do to prevent it from happening if you don't eject them?

How many trips to the plate to argue balls/strikes do you allow? How about team captains, do you allow them to argue balls/strikes? And the other players? Do the FED rules specifically state that they can’t argue balls/strike?

I'm obviously not making myself plain.

How do I keep them from arguing balls and strikes? Well, to start with, I don't miss many pitches. The most a coach might say is, on his way to the third base box: "How far is he missing?" I'm not kidding.

But I teach other umpires what to do.

Stay with me, now: If you're an average umpire (and most umpires are average 'cause that's what "average" means) and the coach comes (leaves his position) to bark about balls and strikes: Throw the bum out!

I don't recall anyone saying the umpire should allow that nonsense.

But in an NFHS game, if he wants to give the coach a chance to shut up and behave, he may do so in the sure and certain knowledge that he is NOT ignoring a rule.

I hope I've clarified this.

In OBR, you MUST eject.
In NFHS, you don't have to unless you want to.

Obviously, you've a "want to" guy.

My feeling: If I have to stay out there in that heat, hs's gonna stay, too.